Airbag apparatus for front passenger seat

Abstract

An airbag apparatus for a front passenger seat is configured to be installed on the backside of an instrument panel and to be easily mountable on and detachable from an instrument panel. The airbag apparatus is arranged for easy installation in the instrument panel. The airbag apparatus is fed in below the instrument panel, and upper pieces are inserted into the openings by clamping a leg piece with the upper pieces and a lower piece therebetween. Then, a container is pushed up at a predetermined height, so that a hook is brought into engagement with an opening. Next, bolts are screwed into nuts with openings therebetween, so that the instrument panel and the container are connected together.

1. An airbag apparatus for a front passenger seat of a vehicle comprising:
 a container that has a pair of opposing sides; and 
 an airbag that is folded and accommodated within the container; 
 wherein one of the pair of the opposing sides includes a locking part for connecting to a vehicle instrument panel and the other of the pair of opposing sides includes a fixing part for connecting to the instrument panel, 
 wherein the fixing part includes two members that extend substantially in parallel with each other, 
 wherein the fixing part is configured to receive a wall section that extends from a rear surface of the instrument panel between the two members, 
 wherein the wall section includes at least one opening for insertion of one of the two substantially parallel members, and 
 wherein the wall section includes a leg piece that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the instrument panel and away from the container. 
 
   
   
     2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the two members extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pair of opposing sides and away from the container. 
   
   
     3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the locking part is hook shaped. 
   
   
     4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the two members are connected together to form a clamp for the wall section. 
   
   
     5. A setting structure for an airbag apparatus for a front passenger seat of a vehicle having an instrument panel,
 wherein the airbag apparatus comprises:
 a container that has a pair of opposing sides; and 
 an airbag that is folded and accommodated within the container, 
 
 wherein the setting structure includes an arrangement wherein each of the opposing sides is connected to a backside of the instrument panel, 
 wherein one of the opposing sides includes a clamp that has two parallel members that connect to a wall section of the instrument panel, which wall section extends toward the container, 
 wherein the wall section includes at least one opening for insertion of one of the two parallel members, and 
 wherein the wall section includes a leg piece that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the instrument panel and away from the container. 
 
   
   
     6. The structure of  claim 5 , wherein the leg piece is positioned between the two parallel members. 
   
   
     7. The structure of  claim 6 , wherein the leg piece is connected to the members by at least one bolt. 
   
   
     8. The structure of  claim 5 , wherein the other of the opposing sides includes a hook-shaped extension that connects with a downwardly extending portion of the instrument panel. 
   
   
     9. An airbag apparatus for a front passenger seat of a vehicle comprising:
 a container that has a pair of opposing sides; and 
 an airbag that is folded and accommodated within the container; 
 wherein one of the pair of the opposing sides includes a locking part for connecting to a vehicle instrument panel and the other of the pair of opposing sides includes a fixing part for connecting to the instrument panel, 
 wherein the fixing part includes two substantially parallel, non-coplanar members that extend in a direction substantially parallel to the instrument panel and away from the container, 
 wherein the fixing part is configured to receive a wall section that extends from a rear surface of the instrument panel between the two members, 
 wherein the wall section includes at least one opening for insertion of one of the two substantially parallel members, and 
 wherein the two members are connected together by a fastener to form a clamp for the wall section. 
 
   
   
     10. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the two members extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pair of opposing sides and away from the container. 
   
   
     11. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the locking part is hook shaped.